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The Brian Lehrer Show / August 25, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, August 25, 2006
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  • Maura Moynihan
    Maura Moynihan (Maxwell School of Syracuse University)

    The Good Daughter

    Maura Moynihan’s life as the daughter of U.S. Senator and an it-girl in the 1980s makes good material for a book. And that’s exactly what she did. In her novel, Covergirl: Confessions of a Flawed Hedonist, Moynihan writes about a former cover-girl who worked with Tibetan refugees in Asia, a character much like herself. She also has an opinion about redeveloping Penn station as a building that bears her family name. Plus: the summer blockbuster season is winding down, so we’ll look at the indie movies taking their place; why the Mayor and (current) Governor might not get their way with development plans; and a look at hair dye: the "philosophy" and the safety.

Legacies Delayed

Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter
and
Joe Mahoney, Albany Bureau Chief at The New York Daily News
- on delays at Ground Zero and other big “legacy” projects around town

The Many Avatars of Maura

Maura Moynihan, author, Covergirl: Confessions of a Flawed Hedonist (HarperCollins 2006)
- talks about her novel, her life, her father and urban plannng

Indie 500

Mike Atkinson, film critic for the Village Voice
and
Martha Fischer, East Coast editor for Cinematical.com
-round up Indie films worth catching

» Village Voice film section
» Cinematical.com

Shades of Gray

Elizabeth Frerking, Washington-based writer and journalist, former director of the University of Maryland's Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families
- on her decision to "go gray"
and
Natasha Singer, New York Times reporter
- on the safety concerns in dyeing one's hair

» "I'm Gonna Keep That Gray. My decision to stay silver"
» "SKIN DEEP; Does It or Doesn't It?" [Times Select]

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